Integrating Technology into Education: A Summary

What does TPACK stand for?

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• Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge

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How is TPACK applicable in education?

• Technology is providing more avenues through which students can engage in transferable skills such as critical thinking and problem solving. To optimize these avenues, it should continue to be integrated into educational pedagogy.

• Tech is taking over, replacing educators in their role of teaching students!

• Technology is PACKing on the amount of knowledge students have access to, and TPACK is all about shoving students with new information as effectively as possible.

What are some TPACK applications that allow students to hone their transferable skills (critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration)?

• Teaching students how to use technology efficiently can allow them to engage in self-directed inquiry for topics they are uniquely interested in. For example, an elementary student is capable of researching what it takes to build a stable bridge when discussing structures.

• By adequately equipping students with technological means of communication, TPACK can allow students autonomy in how they want to communicate their thoughts and feelings.

• Students will be able benefit from ONLY learning from home since technology makes learning much more accessible.

• Please not answer C!!

UDL stands for Universal Design for ________

Gabby first learned about leveraging technology to UDL applications from her fruitful experiences (past and present) as an educational assistant.

• True

• False

UDL provides guidelines and ideas on how to present information in multiple ways when teaching. i.e., provides guidelines for multiple modes of expression.

• True

• False

UDL provides guidelines and ideas on how to present information in multiple ways when teaching. i.e., provides guidelines for multiple modes of representation.

• True

• False

Applying UDL guidelines and the TPACK framework is beneficial because:

• The accessibility of tech provides opportunities for students to have autonomy on how they want to engage in their individual learning experiences. Tech is able to bring UDL guidelines "to life" because of the vast range of applications that students can engage in (e.g., watching videos, creating their own videos on free platforms).

• Students have opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of their learning through multiple means, that were first modelled by their teachers through application of the TPACK framework.

• Both A and B are correct

Even with the encouraging use for technology in classrooms, digital literacy must also be taught!

• True

• False

Students must understand how through technology, their information can be shared very quickly, and that there are no "take-backs" for what they share.

• True

• False